Women's Tennis | 9/19/2025 8:24:00 PM

St. Louis, Mo. - On the first day of the ITA Central Regional Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, the Denison women's tennis team had multiple players continue play into day two, including Peyton Oda and Rafaella Ramos, who advanced to the round of 16.

Oda and Ramos received a bye in the first round, then in the round of 32 defeated Abby Cruser and Jenna Bell of Ohio Northern 8-1 to reach the round of 16. Caitlin Van Winkle and Maddie Larsen advanced to the round of 32, defeating Phoebe Walker and Kaitlyn Stievater of Hope 8-3 before falling to Hana Nouaime and Eleni Lazaridou of NCAC rival Kenyon 8-2.

In singles, Oda will continue her run into the second day, as she reached the round of 32 after defeating Maya Stolarsky of Kenyon in a 6-0, 4-6, 10-3. Larsen and Ramos both reached the round of 64 before falling in straight sets. 

Play will resume tomorrow at 9 am, with round of 32 doubles play kicking off. Oda and Ramos will begin play at 9 am in doubles against Ally Lin and Eliana Hanna of WashU. Oda will begin singles play at 1:30 pm against Anika Paul of Chicago.

Day one results are listed below.

Day One

Singles
Peyton Oda
R128 - BYE
R64 - Peyton Oda def. Maya Stolarsky (Kenyon) 6-0, 4-6, 10-3

Rafaella Ramos
R128 - Rafaella Ramos def. Anya Mookencherry (LFC) 6-3, 6-4
R64 - Caitlin Bui (WashU) def, Rafaella Ramos 6-4, 6-2

Maddie Larsen
R128 - Maddie Larsen def. Gabrielle Lipske (IWU) 6-4, 6-1
R64 - Katalina Wang (CWRU) def. Maddie Larsen 6-3, 6-3

Ariana Rodriguez
R128 - Ariana Rodriguez def. Ella Frantz (Anderson) 6-0, 6-1
R64 -  Lilliam Dockal (LFC) def. Ariana Rodriguez 6-2, 6-1

Anna Leach
R128 - Anna Leach def. Elle Loch (DePauw) 6-1, 6-1
R64 - Lauren Okrainec (ONU) def. Anna Leach 6-4, 6-4

Caitlin Van Winkle
R128 - BYE
R64 - Marguerite Shope (Kenyon) def. Caitlin Van Winkle 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
Peyton Oda / Rafaella Ramos
R64- BYE
R32 - Peyton Oda / Rafaella Ramos def. Abby Cruser / Jenna Bell (ONU) 8-1

Anna Leach / Ariana Rodriguez
R64 - Thea Salcedo / Martyna Kalinowska (IWU) def. Anna Leach / Ariana Rodriguez 8-6

Caitlin Van Winkle / Maddie Larsen
R64 - Caitlin Van Winkle / Maddie Larsen def. Phoebe Walker / Kaitlyn Stievater (Hope) 8-3
R32 - Hana Nouaime / Eleni Lazaridou (Kenyon) def. Caitlin Van Winkle / Maddie Larsen 8-2